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Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are agreed on the principle anyway.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: It will allow us to import nuclear energy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Three buses.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: The Taoiseach has forgotten about smoky coal.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is the same law that is blocking others.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (12 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: 194. To ask the Minister for Health if information on all maternity units will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24488/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Collection (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases that incurred a local property tax generated surcharge in each year since the local property tax was introduced; the amount of such surcharges; the amounts actually paid in respect of these on an annual basis; the breakdown of the surcharge generated with regard to income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: 143. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated in Northern Ireland under the cross border initiative in each year since 2014; the number treated to date in 2019; the payments by the HSE in each year in respect of these cases; the procedures the HSE has in place regarding the fitness to practise of the various persons who carry out medical procedures in Northern Ireland...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness to the committee. He is joined today by Ms Orla Duane, deputy director of audit at the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Apologies have been received from Deputies Deering and Connolly. Before we commence our main business, there are several matters to be discussed in private...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: I am happy to hold it over. We had a preliminary discussion the last day, but there is no problem with having a more detailed discussion at a future date. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next item is No. 2193B from Mr. Niall Cody, Chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, dated 27 May 2019, responding to recommendation No. A17 of this committee's fifth periodic report regarding the threshold...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Is that the case even where they have not generated any income but they have assets here?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: It also means that when they show up in the Revenue list they will be caught for double taxation. The Revenue may have some arrangements in place to make sure they pay the tax in the country where they are resident for tax purposes and paying tax somewhere. It might not always be in Ireland but they pay appropriate tax in the appropriate jurisdiction.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: There was not a suggestion but there was a concern in the interests of transparency and general taxpayer feeling that everybody who should be in the tax net is in it. It is about fairness and transparency as well as collecting tax. Overall it has been good from that point of view. We note and publish that and we acknowledge the good work of the Revenue Commissioners in that regard. No....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: For major contracts, certifying engineers and architects will normally verify the work done on a weekly or monthly basis and interim invoices will be submitted to the contracting organisation.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: There is an ongoing method. Nobody waits for two years to get paid any more. Bills are submitted regularly and at different stages. The stages would be set out in each contract.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: I am talking about the main contractor submitting it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: It also says that any dispute relating to payment may be referred to an adjudicator. We know, however, in practical terms, that if a subcontractor informs the main contractor that he or she is being taken to adjudication by the subcontractor, and there is a job coming up next year-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: -----subcontractors can be in a vulnerable position, which is the point. I stress again for people who have an interest in this that the Construction Contracts Act applies to contracts in the private sector. It is not just the public sector. This applies across the board in the entire State and is not confined. People who are working in the private sector in building etc. have the same...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: In respect of No. 2195B, we note it and are asking for clarification in that, when a claim is being processed by the main contractor with the contracting body, where stands the subcontractor in the meantime? How does that fit into that legislation? No. 2196B is from Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, dated 29 May, in response to our request...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: There are three short redactions blanking out key issues, but it provides more information than had been provided publicly in the earlier document. It is not 100% but it at least goes some of the way. We note and publish that.